from the USTA Communications Department

Columbus, OH — Horse rescue and adoption groups are in the running to win a contest that will provide them with much needed funding.

“A New Year of Hope for Animals” is the second America’s Favorite Animal Shelter contest sponsored by Care2.com and Adopt-a-Pet.com. The contest aims to offer hope and help this holiday season to shelters and rescue groups who work tirelessly to care for homeless animals.

Care2 will donate a total of $25,000 to local animal shelters and rescue groups! The 20 groups with the most votes at the end of the contest will win prizes!

Grand prize: $10,000
Second and third place: $1,000
The groups that place 4th through 20th will each win $500.

Every week, a randomly selected participating group (five or more votes that week) will win $500. And the 20 contest participants who recruit the most friends to vote for their favorite shelter will receive a $50 gift certificate for pet products as special thank-you gifts for them and their beloved companions.

For more information, or to vote for your favorite horse rescue/adoption group, click here.